Padd Solutions

Friday night we officially opened up the studio to the public during Downtown Bend's First Friday Art Walk. Below you will find a few pictures of the space, including the little desk lamp I made myself. The A and the Q hanging on the poster wire were from an old shop sign and are going to be used as a dry erase board. The skateboard was an old painting I did in college. I never was god at riding them, but I guess I make them look nice. The pipe below was a nice little gift from my dad, so it was nice to have a little bit of him there too. That black Canon was my first SLR, which belonged to my grandpa. Hey, I like my family.


The gray walls will prevent against color cast when working, which is the symbolic reason behind choosing it for my brand. I am really looking forward to bringing future branding clients up there and being able to show them a practical example of how there is more to a brand than just a logo. I design in a very architectural way, so I chose to decorate with raw materials and clean lines that reflect my very Swiss influenced style. Oh, and who can pass up an exposed brick wall? You just don't get those in Bend. It reminds me of Chicago and keeps me balanced.

I recently designed a little 10 page booklet for Antioch Church which served as the newest form of official communication from the Elder Board. This project was a little out of my norm, but strengthened my design skills in many areas. I had to take strait text and convert it into a visual stimulating piece while matching the updated branding that was released a week prior. The only source I had to the updated branding were proof copies of the new bulletin. I sat there with a ruler measuring out margins and trying to fill in what would match for any unknown criteria.

I was faced with the trial of making an informative piece of literature be visual stimulating and accessible while still keeping an official feel to it; images, pull quotes, and infographics served to bridge that gap. For my first attempt at an official quarterly report I am very please with the final product.